Lisbon and Algarve. Since its start in 2012, the program has been a success

in terms of the number of investors to apply for residency permits in Portugal, and the capital invested in the country as well. The most popular investors include buyers from China, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, Russia among others, investing in property for the Golden Visa, mostly in the Lisbon region. For the NHR status, the primary clients are retirees from France and the UK, but also Swedish, Dutch, and Irish, mainly in the Algarve region.

This is really a unique opportunity for non-EU residents to invest and

apply for residency in a country that offers so many advantages. In the current year, the press and international experts are confirming this statement.

Portugal is one of the best countries in Europe to invest in Real Estate

with a score of 80 out of 100. It is followed by Belgium (78) and Austria (77) in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Portugal offers a high quality of life and education, rich culture, mild climate and a high level of security. It has an excellent real estate offering, whether for lifestyle or investment, with a large geographic, environment and price-point diversity, and individuals may combine the mandatory qualifying stay with longer

visits to Portugal, as either a second or holiday homeor as a permanent, safe place to reside or retire.

The tax burden on residents of Portugal is one of the lowest in the GRPI, both on corporate and personal levels. A Portuguese residence permit offers visa-free access to the Schengen area. Portugal also has extremely strict procedures and all individuals are carefully screened before their applications are approved.

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Idealista News - April 20, 2016Investors, primarily international, made 2015 a record year for investment in real estate in the Portuguese market.

The properties in Portugal generated the best performance on the average return on investment registered in the country since 2000.

The average level recorded in 2015 aligned with the 2006 and 2007 returns and was only surpassed by the years 2001 and 2002, according to

the latest data from the Index Investment Annual IPD Property Portugal / MSCI cited by the public. The return in commercial, residential and other real estate properties was 4% - 6%. At the end of 2015, this index aggregated in Portugal 514 properties with a value of 6.2 billion euros.

Portugal has one of the best international performances.

"The Portuguese index is clearly one of the least volatile among all world markets we analyze," says Luis Francisco, the Senior Associate of M.S.C.I.E., quoted by the publication. Without disclosing aggregate results of the overall index, which compares the performance of real estate investment in various world markets, also said that "in 2015, the Portuguese index was one of those who returned better performance."

The real interest of investors is not slowing down, according to the latest data from JLL. "The residential market is currently facing one of its best performance ever recorded, leading to complete regeneration of Lisbon and Porto city centres. Portugal is trendy and the underlying reasons for this will remain. General perspectives for 2016 point out to a continuous consolidation and increasing activity on the real estate market."